how to change large truck tires using ken-tool mount and dismount bars
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- changing semi truck tires by hand using kentool mount and dismount bars.
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Lot of money saved by being able to mount and dismount your own tires! The way you film everything from start to finish is great.
I find it more convenient than sitting around a tire shop for hours. Esp on flat repairs
"And then we go outside cause I don't have a cage" Wise move my friend.........Bad things happen very quickly when a tire lets go.
I used to mount all my own tires, because watching the tire guys do it wrong got old. Plus the cost and waste of time. Most tire guys never clean the beat area on the rims and just throw the new tire on. I used a piece of plywood or mud flap on the ground to not drag my rims around on the concrete. Also I had my rim sitting on a 5 gallon bucket to center the tire nicely on the rim. For people that aren’t familiar with mounting tires there are rings molded in the tire that allows you to check distance between rim and tire after it is seated to make sure the tire is centered on the rim. Another good thing to do is check the wear on your aluminum rims with a gauge from Alcoa. This gauge you can get for free by calling them and requesting one. They will send you a nice book about how to properly check your rims with it. Nice video as always.
I like your videos they are very useful for any truck owner especially for someone who want's to learn !
Glad you are enjoying them
Another good thing about Ken Tools is many are still made in the USA.
Ken tool is a great company and makes a great product 👍
I'm about to take the dive into owner operator. Your maintenance videos are very educational. Thanks for sharing them.
I seen pro's do them and they looked easy enough so I got a couple bars and went to work . It took me all day to mount four new tire on my truck saved me 380 dollars......... Best thing I learned was to be very liberal with the lube. .................I didn't clean the rims and now I have slow leaks on two wheels. I imagine they'll seat after I run them a little. The truth is , it's a lot harder than it looks . thanks for the video . It makes a lot of difference determined on how big and physical a person you are. I clip on my inflate tool and set my compressor to 110 lbs. Took a little break and came back 5 min later and it was ready to go. Also I didn't have that air blaster so I used starting fluid. Sprayed a 2 second squirt along 3/4 of the rim, spraying down inside the tire. Then flashed it with a long stem lighter.... it set the bead and put about 20 lbs of air in the tire . Took me 2-3 tries to make it work. I could see that if I did this daily for a week or so I'd learn a lot of the tricks and could be a pro. BUT.... I don't have to be a pro for it to be worth while. LUBE!
Did this with a flat bar and a halligan in my highschool parking lot on my pickup , man the looks I was getting from the teachers, the woodshop teacher did another one with two crowbars , someone slashed a bunch of students tires in the lot and I was the only one who didn't leave on a rollback.
Чувак, ты молодец!! Мастер на все руки!
I'm a female owner-operator who doesn't want to be helpless on the side of the road. I've watched many of your videos and appreciate the knowledge that you provide. I tried using one of the demount tools, but the one I have is a piece of you know what with 24" tires. I've resorted to plain old tire tools while wearing a back brace. Thanks again for sharing this.
It is easier to lean the tire against the wall, and place the rim dish side in, into the tire. then lever it in. I put my knee on the rim to help push it in. Use lube on both sides when taking them off and putting them on. I use the squirt bottle from dish soap to apply the soapy water.
Thank you for taking the time to video and share tour knowledge with us! I guess I will have to buy some new tools!
Thanks for sharin. No fancy tools and the job I'd done the old fashion way. Great video ❤️ Artie
Great video Ezrider. You got me thinking about repairing a truck.
Great video man!! and I like how you’re sharing your talent with others, that’s a key thing to life
Thank you glad you enjoyed it
nice work man
Hey EZ, changing big rig tires takes practice, Your pretty good at it. 😆😆😆Great Video thanks William Orange county, ca.
Going to get some rv diesel pusher tires and After watching this video I think those bars will pay for themselves and I will still save money! Thanks for the lesson, much appreciated!
I prefer a golden bar for dismount and a bar to remount . But what ever works for you is the best method for anyone.
Good video thanks.
I’m definitely going to do this!
thx god i've find ur videos , lot of help !!!!!!!!!!! super keep going
glad to know I'm doing this job correct. i don't mind changing truck tires at all. it seems so much easier than automotive or ag applications. great video cheers!
Yeah truck tires really aren't too bad. I just find it a lot more clear convenient to do my own
We used to keep old pieces of carpet remnants to drop aluminum rims on to minimize scuffing on steer tire rims on the concrete floor.
Good exercise! You should do a "day in the life of Ezirider" video driving the green giant around haulin loads.
I kinda did last summer it was called something like mack truck and Midland side dump ride along
You made this look real easy. Did this once in the Army. Took me longer to break the bead on one tire. I may have bent the rim too as my aim was poor:)
lol you don't really need to hit too close to the rim. truck tires don't have a inner bead lip like a car tire does. they rely on the 100+ psi in the tire to keep the bead seated.
NICE OLD SCHOOL TIRE CHANGING VIDEO !! THAT WAS ONE OFTHE FIRST THINGS I LEARNED WAS HOW TO CHANGE TIRES WHEN I WAS LEARNING TO DRIVE TRUCKS !! BE SAFE !
Thank you T Mack. One of my jobs when I was younger was working in a tire shop. Definitely have done a few tires even if I am a bit Rusty these days...lol
you made it look easy !! one of the reasons I enjoy your videos is because you do all your work yourself like the old truckers use to do !! It reminds me of times when truckers were more self sufficient !! thanks for sharing your videos !!
Good job. I've don't to many of those tires to ever want to do more! Lol. It's all about basic techniques. And you have it mastered my friend.
yeah the first few times you do them there give ya a beating once you get it figured out its not too bad.
@@Ezrider359 oh, it was impressive you loaning your huck gun to twin sticks. That says a lot about you. Do it yourself/handy man mechanics need to stick together. I plan to do a truck project soon. Either 359 like my dad taught me in, or kw cabover.
Thanks again ez appreciate your time
Thank you
Yep. Do my own too .. we call em run outs over here . .. I always offer the wife all the stuffed tyres as pot plants but she doesn't want em .
Great job on teaching keep it up
Thank you
You make everything look easy! Lol
Great job!
Thank you
Our 1936 Ford 1.5 ton flatbed had large split rims... yeah, easy to take the tire off and put one on but airing it up after pounding the split ring into place always made me a bit nervous. I hooked the air hose to the valve stem before I plugged into the air supply and got away from it. Dangerous old rims.
yeah the split rims are dangerous if there not seated properly most shops wont even touch them anymore.
Great video
Thank you
Thanks for sharing 👊
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Good shit bro
Your videos rock!
Thank you
Me after watching this video: that seems to be easy
Also me after changing a 4 wheeler's tire: a great, hard goal achieved.
Lol car tires are harder to change manually than large truck tires. If you look way back on my channel just before I actually started making videos for TH-cam there a video of me changing a tire outside in the snow. I didn't do any talking or explaining on it but I recorded that because the same day my brother was trying to change a car tire on a harbor freight tire changer and he kept calling me asking questions so I recorded that uploaded it and sent it to him with a message saying this is how you change a tire like a man just to give him a hard time....lol
@@Ezrider359 lol your brother must have been surprised how easier it was to change the tire by watching your instruction.
I changed a set on my old sport bike. I hated to pay the installation video but after doing it once and dicking up the rims I decided it’s worth my money to get it done by someone else. Haven’t tried a car tire though
@@colinjohnson5515 the low profile tires are a pain.
YEARS ago another guy and myself got drafted into trying to change a front floater out on a mixer. Neither one of us knew how and we flopped, beat and wallered for an hour and never did get it. Glad there was more concrete to haul. I've watched the shop guys do this and you did a FINE job. I just get worn out watching!
Changing tires is 80% skill 20% brawn...lol what you lack in one you have to make up with the other...lol
@@Ezrider359 I had a thick head and that was it. The tire had everything else.
Great video .
Have you looked at
Ken tool KTL 35440 tire dismount tool. I used one. Made my life a whole bunch easier. I told. Andy on farm fixing and fabricating and he bought one and loves it. Even made a video for You tube about it.
I have. And I agree there great for the cost though the old school bars work just fine for me considering it's not something I do every day
Thx.
I think u tuber Bruce Wilson should have watched this. But it was fun watching him and a friend fight them on
lol iv been watching some of his video's here lately haven't seen that one yet though haven't been on the internet much the last week or so here.
@@Ezrider359 it was on that international cabover that had set 10 yrs or so they were doing a break and he said one of the axles brakes looked good so he's not going to change them. I believe I was planing on using that truck myself I would be replacing everything shoes,chambers,s cam bushings and maybe lines. I've be looking for a old tractor to fix up to use to pull a 5th wheel
It's my opinion based off observation you don't have to agree with me
Good idea moving away, my old boss and myself we're changing a tyre on a road grader and I'd removed the split ring and keeper ring and was airing it up to push the tyre off the rim and Tom walked in to have a look ( he was as round as he was tall) and it let go and blew him around 30 feet away and broke every rib down his good side, he said he liked the ride in the Helicopter though
yeah i have heard a few horror storys. on modern truck tires on modern rims i think risk is pretty minimal unless you damage a bead installing a tire. split rims all bets are off i don't even want to be in the same county.....lmao
I use to mount spilt rims if it's on the duals I wouldn't air them up till I tighten the lugs. Steer tires you better be living right
I would love to hear your thoughts on what to look for if your shopping for a gravel trailer and the different types.
biggest thing when looking used is to find one that hasn't been rode hard and put away wet. they take a beating and a lot of people don't keep them up.
I always look at the grease fittings on the hinge pins at the back of the bed to see,if they,are wore or even greased
Well shoot thought i was going to learn an easier way of doing it, but nope guess i was doing it right along. By the way i bought a couple of them 13" visors for a couple of my 359's, man they look good on them. I don't know what brand you bought, but the kind i got i had to be real careful not to drill into the horizontal part of the overhead console inside the truck. It was kind of tricky. Be careful, good video
i ran into the same problem installing mine. i ended up just leaving the bottom bolts out on the 2 smaller brackets for that reason.
Hello eze.#1apply lube as tyre deflates sometimes pulls the lube under the bead..#2 two levers sometimes work well for the drop, otherwise great video
Great tips. Iv used 2 bars on the drop before on stubborn ones. Normally I get them on the first drop with one bar but of course when you go to record a video it doesn't go that way....lol
@@Ezrider359 ..yes 😆that sounds true... I'd be afraid to use the bead hammer I'd surly strike the alloy rim...I know a guy dropped his knee, missed the tyre and really hurt his knee off the rim...
A old mudflap under the rims helps protect the rim. If you don't have the "tire blaster" you can always use a little ether. 😉. I didn't see the spacer between the rims when you remounted the wheels. 🤔
yeah normally use a mud flap or a peice of cardboard as well. the rims on that trailer are pretty well beat already so i didn't worry about it. as far as the little plastic spacers i don't use them. i run aluminum inner and outer on everything i have.
Bro for your size i do admire your strength bro. by dropping that tire while holding the bar, doesn't that hurts the back?
Always look forward to your videos, I can always learn something new, what kind of weight can you run at with your lift axle down are you still restricted to 80.000lbs. A 6 axle rig can run at 44 tonnes here in the UK, thanks once more for the videos.
With my drop axle down on my truck and 3 axle trailer I can run between 96k-105k lbs or almost 48 metric ton
Use an old flap on the floor will help protect your wheels from dirt and rocks .
i use that when im changing tires on nice rims.
I mount my own tires using the same tools....i have no interest in the cobra tool or similar tire tools. i change 24.5, 22.5, 19.5, 17 and 16. the tires spoons work on all of them. i enjoy seeing how others do their tires...must have been cold in the shop! the side walls didnt seem to give much.
Yeah heat was probably at 45 inside tires had just come in from outside and it was just above freezing out and colder over night they didn't get much chance to warm up I had to take the chunks of ice out of my tires that were stored outside...lol
I lay a mudflap down on the concrete so the rim doesn't get scuffed.
I normally do the same. The rims on that trailer are pretty beat up so I didn't bother. But steers especially. I'll throw a mud flap or a price of cardboard down
I like using a furniture blanket there cheap at harbor,freight
7:30 That move is called "George Washington Crossing the Delaware" Only the best tire changers know it.
U should try diesel for lube to break the seal
there is a argument to be made that petroleum based lubricants could compromise the rubber on the tire. not sure if the affect would be enough to matter or not.
How useful you find the crossfire equalizer valve system on your truck?
Everything I have that doesn't have a auto inflation system has cat eyes. I like the cat eyes better than the crossfires but I like the single air fill location and being able to at glance pressure check. Well worth it imo
New sub, you keep popping up in my recommended so might aswell make it permanent.
glad to hear it, hope your enjoying the content 👍
Being old I do not like to swing a bead breaker sledge anymore. When I have to dismount a tire I deflate it and mount it on the steer axle. Drive slowly and the beads break. Like I said I am old.
Lol that would work
I break the first bead with the tire standing up less lifting that way
I did it With a tennis racket
Thanks a lot, I wonna ask you, could you explain why you shoot the Air with special tool air, before you giving air in to the wheel, after install the tire? Thanks again.
its basicly a big air cannon the blast of air pushes the sides of the tires against the rim to make it seal enough to be able to inflate the tire.
Ezrider92356 thanks a lot for responding. Respect and always like each of you video.
out of league my brother
Hey EZ I would imagine you repair your own truck tires what do you use to spread the tire when you're preparing the tire for a patch?
I don't spread the tire I just take it off the rim plenty of room to get in a truck tire and repair it without spreading the tire
@@Ezrider359 Thanks for the reply EZ. I change mine but I don't patch them but I'm gonna start its just getting to expensive. All the tire repair shops I go to spread them I just thought it was necessary to spread them to patch them properly. I have all the necessary tools even the patch's & tools I just never tried it , thanks again EZ.
a piece of carpet under the wheel keeps it from sliding and getting scratched.
What kind of lube do you use?
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Wow you sure made that look hard it's a good thing you only did two . In our shop we do 50 tires someday you need more practice and better lube. But all in all nor bad for a beginner
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What was that air bazooka called?
It's northern tools version of the cheetah I think it's called the Ironton or something like that. I did a video on it a while back mabye this spring or last winter
You make it look too easy
It gets easier the more times you do it
What about balancing? Do the bead bags work pretty good?
Some people swear by the beads I haven't had the best luck with them. I only Ballance the steers and there normally run true when you first put them on so I just try to swing by a tire shop sometime in the first 10k miles after mounting new steers and get them spin balanced
@@Ezrider359 sounds good, need to do steers and drives on my truck soon and was debating buying the tools to do it myself (will also need to buy a cheetah bead seater) vs pulling the wheels and taking them to my local tire shop that usually gives me a pretty good price (about $40 per tire to remove old and mount/balance new).
Will have to run the numbers, but I'll definitely be getting the tools at some point regardless to be able to swap them on the side of the road if need be.
@@GrandPrix46 I use beads on the steers. You gotta inflate to 105 and let the air out and do that 2 times. You gotta stretch the tire. When you seat the bead use a bucket to make sure you have the bead seating all around and so its not cocked. Also use the centering studs. So the wheel is centered on the hub
Looks easy but it's hard heavy work,especially when ya do 8 new drives
It gets easier the more times you do it doing 8 drives in one shot it's a workout though. A tire with rim is something like 120-140lbs
@@Ezrider359 I do one axle a weekend. puppy maker what!
@@crackermcwhitey1364 lol yeah iv done that before too...lol
Good video but I feel there's more you could of said to help people just starting and trying to learn.
Dude Is there anything that you can't do when it comes to trucks? My back is hurting after watching this video.
if i do 8-10 tires in one shot i normally feel it a bit the next day....lol
I'm scared of Truck Tires after seeing people have their head taken off by exploding tires. How do you mitigate the risk of explosion?
HE DOESN'T!
Hey how many semis do you run bro? When big red is done? R u planning on using as a daily driver? You are a pro with installing ang installing truck tires. Have a good day sir
Just the one. And a few different trailers. When old red is done I might put a driver in the Mack but not planning on it. Some of the stuff I do can be pretty rough on a truck so I'll probably keep the mack for that stuff and run the Pete on everything else
I’ll still pay 💰 ya to do it 🤦♂️😆 I do most everything else just not tires I’ll end up in E.R.
Lol yeah once you do them a few times it's really not that bad. I just like the convenance of having some new and used tires on hand and be able to change them out any time day or night weekend ect
That was only a joke. My uncle Jerry was killed by a tire exploding when the lock ring came off and caught him under the jaw. That 50 years ago before tubeless tires came out.
yeah i wouldn't even mess with a split rim.
Either
done that more times than id care to admit.....lol
Mounting tires we don’t need to go gimnasios .
Oh so you're a puller not a pusher... Supposed to slam them bars do it right
You missed one thing is to wear a gloves! I hate working without them!
I'm the opposite I can't stand working with gloves on unless it's something really greasy or oily
first...lol
yup
I thought you were supposed to sit on the tire and have a smoke and a cup of coffee while airing it up.....
that could make for a fun ride if something went wrong. i think the landing might hurt a little though...lol
One of my guys did that and the tire did explode It did not hurt him too bad but he was walking around in circles and had dry heaves for around a half hour.
So truckers don't care about some buffoon scratching and gouging their nice aluminum rims?
there my own rims and there beat up old trailer rims off a dump trailer
I've received five free new wheels from mechanics who swung a duck bill at my equipment. not osha, not proper form.
If you got the rim your going to leave a mark trick is to not hit the rim... Lol you really don't even need to hit very close to the rim
He's tired as fuck.